Our Liverpool fans' jury have their say after Liverpool supporters made their dissatisfaction felt at Anfield
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and FSG's CEO of football Michael Edwards could face another busy summer in the transfer market
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and FSG's CEO of football Michael Edwards could face another busy summer in the transfer market(Image: Getty Images)
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It will a big summer for Liverpool but before then, there is still a job to do. Victory at Aston Villa on Friday night would secure qualification to the Champions League, which is crucial to the club's immediate future.
That future still appears to be with title-winning boss Arne Slot in charge, but the man who guided the club to Premier League glory in his first season at Anfield was given an insight into the current mood among supporters on Saturday, when his side were booed off after drawing 1-1 with out-of-form Chelsea.
The performance was further proof that surgery will be needed to a squad that has fallen below the expected standards this season and that will soon lose at least two of its leaders.
And it's against the backdrop that our Liverpool fans' jury return to have their say on the week's big talking points...
Andrew Cullen
As the season’s curtain draws to a close, sights will be set on the exits and entrances from the Liverpool stage.
The season performance feels like a comedy and tragedy. A comedy because of how poor we have played this year, and a tragedy because of how far we have fallen. It’s the season’s finale which generates most thrills and shrills of excitement with trophies within touching distance. The truth is that we have been out of touch all season.
There will be no awards for the players this year, but some have battled more than others. Dominik Szoboszlai has performed in an underperforming team, and he has shone in a team whose light has been dimming all year.
There will be calls for change in the summer. Calls for the manager to go. Calls for new players. My concern is that the owners are not ( last summer aside) gluttonous in the market. Their blueprint has been to buy prospects, rather than stellar names. We probably need both this summer, which is eye-watering given our summer splurge last year.
My plea for next year is for us to play well and be competitive. Going the games this year has at times been sore on the eye and soul. Even if it’s not trophies, please, please let our competitive passionate spirit return on and off the pitch.
James Noble
There was, understandably, plenty of displeasure voiced at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime as another concerningly meek Liverpool display produced a 1-1 draw with out-of-form Chelsea.
If it wasn’t already, it is now stingingly clear that the current style of play is not sustainable or one that supporters can identify with. Arne Slot’s post-match press conference indicated that he is very much aware of this and confident that the summer will be transformative.
Of course, actions and tangible evidence speak louder than words, and questions around Slot’s future keep coming, unsurprisingly. The mood at the weekend did not come across as easily recoverable. Something which, it could be said, supersedes the bulk of other considerations.
However, it does arguably remain feasible that the current brand of football is primarily reflective of various mitigating factors and, simultaneously, thoroughly unrepresentative of Slot and Co’s intended direction of travel. What is evident, whether or not there is continuity in the dugout, is a change in trajectory is needed next season. And the end of this one can, at least, still help.
Winning on Friday night at Aston Villa, whose impending Europa League final could have various impacts, will secure Champions League qualification and all but seal fourth. Quite the target – one that, if met, would notably strengthen 2026/27’s foundations. A game to spring into.